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This result is about what the polls have been showing. There were some polls that showed it tighter at the top. Paul seems to have dropped off a bit or Romney surged. I heard Debbie Wasserman-Shultz (on MSNBC?) saying Romney had to do well above 38% to avoid shame, so I figured that’s where DNC polls had him. Newt came in fourth but it was a statistical tie with Santorum [...]...

This clip gives an overview of the debate and also shows Mitt and Newt sparring over the Palestinians: I’ve said since the beginning that Newt has done extremely well in these debates. He continued to show that last night. Here he is handling what may be the single biggest issue he faces, his own past behavior. This came shortly after Perry talked about the character of someone who cheats on [...]...

The votes aren’t quite in yet and the gap is exceedingly narrow (18 votes at present) but I don’t think anyone can doubt that Rick Santorum won Iowa by moving from 6% a few weeks ago to a statistical tie with Mitt Romney. By all accounts he worked hard with very little money on hand to put himself in a position to get this result. As soon as video of [...]...

Another well produced ad from the Romney media team. In fact, it’s so well done that you almost forget this criticism if coming from Mitt “the mandate” Romney. Try to keep Mitt in mind as you watch. The author of Romneycare is criticizing Newt for not being conservative enough on entitlement reform? You can’t be serious. From Perry or Santorum, this would have been a great ad, from Mitt? This [...]...

Reuters reports: “A number of my friends are currently candidates seeking the GOP nomination. But the time has now come for us to decide who among them can defeat Barack Obama in 2012. I’ve made my decision, and I believe our best hope lies in Governor Mitt Romney,” Dole wrote. “As President, Mitt Romney will succeed in turning this country around,” he wrote. “He rescued a flailing Winter Olympics when [...]...

Here’s a bit of his speech. I heard this live on the radio and, while not particularly new, I thought it was convincing: Here’s Newt’s speech: Romney won with 46%, Newt trailed with a still impressive 32% and Santorum was 3rd with 13%. As Newt has pointed out before, if you add his total and Santorum’s total you tie Romney. There are still a lot of people voting for not-Mitt....

I didn’t watch the debate last night. This attack by Mitt on Newt’s record seems to be one of the highlights: On the issue of the ethics charges, there really was no there there. The final report from the House claimed that Newt had been too political with some 501(c)(3) organizations. Keep in mind that these are the same people who take it for granted that Media Matters is a [...]...

It’s a good line but I still get the feeling the crowd isn’t nearly as excited about Mitt as Christie is. Listen to the listless cheer when Christie uses his name: Mitt has this just about sewn up. That’s what the polls are saying. He’s got a very good chance of winning in Iowa and New Hampshire. If he does that, he’ll pick up more momentum. Plus, as of now, [...]...

This isn’t surprising given that his dad is in third place in some of these races. Still, the arguments Rand Paul makes against the front-runners (both Newt and Mitt) hits home: Both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich supported the outrageous $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, bailouts — “one of the most unpopular government programs in American history,” even according to President Obama’s own Treasury Department. Both Romney [...]...